"They did get skipped over" - Ricky Starks admits former WWE stars were screwed out of AEW World Tag Team Title opportunity
Ricky Starks recently shared his take on Team Taz getting a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Titles instead of a former WWE duo.
The FTW Champion and his stablemate, Powerhouse Hobbs, have recently racked up enough wins to warrant attention from the Young Bucks. Simultaneously, their feud with Swerve in Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) also led to the latter team being roped in for a three-way title match.
However, Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs lost their shot this week on Dynamite when Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee won the AEW Tag Team titles.
Before the match, however, the FTW Champion commented on FTR (FKA The Revival in WWE) not getting an opportunity despite being the number one in the rankings.
Speaking in an interview with Wrestling Inc., Starks admitted that the series of events had been unfortunate for Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler.
"It is bizzare to me, you know, that they did get skipped over. But who am I to really give up my opportunity? I got it, you know, so that's where I am coming from," Starks said. "It does suck and I definitely get the issues that they have with it. They are the no. 1 contender, and we are right underneath them. We skipped the line." (13:05 - 13:30)
While Starks may have lost a big opportunity, he has plenty of years left in his career. Fans will have to wait and see what the Team Taz member will do next in AEW.
Ricky Starks commented on the oversaturation in the singles division in AEW
While the FTW Champion is currently more active in the tag team division, he has stated that he prefers to think of himself as more of a singles competitor.
In the same interview, Starks stated that the singles lane is already stacked with many wrestlers.
"So, honestly if I had my way I'd just pick the singles competition. But sometimes, that lane is a little bit backed up."
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Given his inclination towards a singles run, Ricky Starks may make a bid for a major AEW Title in the future. However, only time will tell whether the promising young talent will be successful or not.
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